Sunday, January 31, 2010

Springs, Sterling and Spy glass

My upholstery class started this weekend. I braved a snow storm with broken windshield wipers and an outdated GPS to get to the class in MD. After driving at an average rate of 20 mph, passing and eleven car accident and taking several wrong turns. I made it to the class.

I decided to start the class with the yellow chair I found at the curb with the sign that said "free". The teacher confirmed that it is an old chair of good quality and worth reupholstering

Here's what it looks like now.

I removed EVERYTHING and will learn how to rebuild it all. Starting with tying springs next week.

About

I'm a stay at home mom with too many hobbies. I used to blog (monkeygrasshill.blgospot.com) about my DIY projects around the house and in the garden in our home right outside of Washington, DC. In the summer of 2013 my husband, son and I moved to London.
While things are definitely different on this side of the pond, I'm the same girl in a different city now.
Still hoarding house plants and tableware. Searching for treasures and entertaining whenever possible.